“Betcha I can drink all those waters.”
“Oh, Mickey, I would advise against that. Your actions may lead to a condition known as hyponatremia. Too much aqua is just as bad as none at all. Throws your salt balance out of whack.”
“That would be fine. My doctor says I need to cut back on my salt.”
“Mick, I think he just meant for you to eat fewer french fries.”
…
“Well, I bet I can drink all that wine.”
“Twenty says you shit yourself before you finish.”
“No bet. I’m definitely gonna shit myself.”
“I’m so glad we’re friends, Mickey. It’s like the old saying goes: Always meet your heroes.“
Sitting in my usual chair in my usual coffee shop doing my usual morning reading. As usual. Then the image of Bill saying “Twenty says you shit yourself before you finish” to Mickey is placed in my brain and I suddenly cannot stop laughing and my eyes are running and my nose is snotty and people are staring and whispering as I convulse over my phone and oh my god, why . . . . Why THAT jape among so, so many others. I think if that scene had been set in an Arthur Treachers I just might have exploded.